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Day in the Life

Aug 20, 1868

Journal Entry

August 20, 1868 ~ Thursday

20. President Young had to stop to have an interview with Gov
Stanford President of the Central Pacific Rail Road
G. A. Smith Joseph F Smith A M Musser D Day & myself
Drove to Willow Creek 15 Miles to hold a Meeting A procession
of 1270 children of the Sunday school lined the street Thare
Bowery was lined with home Manufacturer. Meeting commenced
at 15 Minutes to 11 oclok Joseph F Smith Prayed G A. Smith
spoke 55 Minutes W Woodruff spoke 20 Minutes when it
was Anounced that President Young was in sight. we
dismissed the Meeting & went out to Meet the President
We then dined in the school House after Dinner we
met in the Bowery & heard a case in Law. We then rode
to Brigham City & held a Meeting in the Bowery at 4 oclk
J. F. Smith Prayed President Young spoke 33 Minutes G A
Smith 25 minutes G Q Cannon 20 Minutes We spent the
night with Lorenzo Snow Gov Stanford & his Brother spent
the Evening with us

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Musser, Amos Milton
20 May 1830 - 24 Sep 1909
106 mentions
Young, Brigham
1 Jun 1801 - 26 Aug 1877
3301 mentions
Apostle, Family
Smith, George Albert
26 Jun 1817 - 1 Sep 1875
1380 mentions
Apostle, Missionary
1966 mentions
Apostle
Smith, Joseph Fielding
13 Nov 1838 - 19 Nov 1918
3567 mentions
Apostle
9 mentions
Snow, Lorenzo
3 Apr 1814 - 10 Oct 1901
655 mentions
Apostle, Family

Places

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Brigham City, Box Elder County, Utah Territory
North Willow Creek, Box Elder County, Utah Territory

Quotes

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When I was a youth I Felt that I would have gone hundreds of Miles to have seen a Prophet of God or An Apostle or an Elder or any man who was called of God
~ Wilford Woodruff

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Aug 20, 1868